alcohólico

/alkoˈoliko/ · B1 · adj

alcoholic

🍷🍺 alcohol + -ico (the -ic ending) = alcoholic; the h is silent

Same Arabic root as English: al-kuhl, a fine powder later used for a distilled essence. Stress falls on HO: al-co-Ó-li-co. As an adjective it changes ending: bebida alcohólica, vino alcohólico.

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